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Chairman Wheeler called a break at 10:12 a.m. and reconvened at 10:24 a.m., with <br />all members present. <br />9.A.3. COUNTY INITIATED REQUEST TO AMEND THE TEXT OF <br />THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN'S TRANSPORTATION <br />ELEMENT (LEGISLATIVE) <br />PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR HEARING IS ON FILE IN THE <br />OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />Phil Matson, Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Staff Director, through a <br />PowerPoint presentation, recapped his memorandum dated September 24, 2007, and gave detailed <br />data on the proposed amendment to the Transportation Element of the County's Comprehensive <br />Plan. He asked the Board to approve staff's recommendations to adopt the Ordinance thus <br />approving the proposed Comprehensive Plan text amendment. <br />Directors Mora and Matson responded to the Board's questions regarding arterial <br />roadway analysis process, link capacity, SIS roadways, and traffic signals and synchronization. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing. <br />Andrew Kennedy, 3001 Ocean Drive, informed Commissioners and staff that there <br />was a good presentation on NBC Nightly News regarding synchronization, and offered to provide <br />a copy. <br />Joseph Paladin, Developer, discussed the positive aspects of "buying more time" to <br />get the roads built. He questioned whether our LDR permits us to do proportionate share or have <br />impact fees assigned. Director Keating informed him that our impact fee ordinance still requires <br />that the fees be spent in the district they are collected in. <br />15 <br />October 23, 2007 <br />